Public warned to stay away, large rock fall Dorset, East Beach, West Bay,

PEOPLE have been told to "stay away" from a west Dorset beach after police were called to a large rock fall.

The rock fall took place at East Beach, West Bay, overnight on Sunday at the cliffs made famous by award-winning ITV drama Broadchurch at West Bay.

Dorset Police are urging people to avoid the area, while experts say the rocks which have cut off the beach at high tide will be left for the sea to eventually wash away.

A police spokesman said: "Dorset Police were called at 9.21am to reports of a large landslide on East Beach in West Bay, Bridport.

"Members of the public are being advised to avoid the beach and cliff area in West Bay at this time due to the area being unsafe."

Police have also closed the coastal path from Freshwater to West Bay.

Speaking at the scene PC Tim Sturgess said: "We closed the beach after reports of a land slip.

"You can clearly see that it is a big landslide which has cut off the tide.

"We have closed the beach and the coastal path. People should certainly stay away from the area at the moment."

Read more - http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/14308899.Public_warned_to_stay_away_after__large_landslide__at_Dorset_beach/

Public warned to stay away, large rock fall Dorset, East Beach, West Bay,

PEOPLE have been told to "stay away" from a west Dorset beach after police were called to a large rock fall.

The rock fall took place at East Beach, West Bay, overnight on Sunday at the cliffs made famous by award-winning ITV drama Broadchurch at West Bay.

Dorset Police are urging people to avoid the area, while experts say the rocks which have cut off the beach at high tide will be left for the sea to eventually wash away.

A police spokesman said: "Dorset Police were called at 9.21am to reports of a large landslide on East Beach in West Bay, Bridport.

"Members of the public are being advised to avoid the beach and cliff area in West Bay at this time due to the area being unsafe."

Police have also closed the coastal path from Freshwater to West Bay.

Speaking at the scene PC Tim Sturgess said: "We closed the beach after reports of a land slip.

"You can clearly see that it is a big landslide which has cut off the tide.

"We have closed the beach and the coastal path. People should certainly stay away from the area at the moment."

Read more - http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/14308899.Public_warned_to_stay_away_after__large_landslide__at_Dorset_beach/

Sinabung volcano (Sumatra, Indonesia): increasingly frequent explosions, pyroclastic flows

Over the past days, activity at the volcano seems to have picked up. The frequency and size of explosions from the summit have increased and generated several ash plumes that rose up to approx 3 km height above the summit. 

In addition, collapses of parts of the lava lobe generated small to moderate pyroclastic flows that traveled up to 3 km down on the ESE side. One of them on Saturday reached again the (already mostly destroyed and abandoned) village of Simacem on the ESE flank at only 3 km distance from the crater. 


Whether this apparent increase in activity caused by and actual increase in magma and or gas output, or simply a process of releasing accumulated pressure and instabilities on the already emplaced lava lobes on the steep flanks of the volcano is unclear. 


For the local population, this means the long-lasting (more than 2 years now) crisis has no end in sight: the exclusion zone of 4-5 km radius around the volcano (depending on which sector) remains in place. More than 9500 people evacuated from villages in this risk area continue to live in a total of 9 now semi-permanent shelters.



http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/sinabung/news/56582/Sinabung-volcano-Sumatra-Indonesia-increasingly-frequent-explosions-pyroclastic-flows.html

Sinabung volcano (Sumatra, Indonesia): increasingly frequent explosions, pyroclastic flows

Over the past days, activity at the volcano seems to have picked up. The frequency and size of explosions from the summit have increased and generated several ash plumes that rose up to approx 3 km height above the summit. 

In addition, collapses of parts of the lava lobe generated small to moderate pyroclastic flows that traveled up to 3 km down on the ESE side. One of them on Saturday reached again the (already mostly destroyed and abandoned) village of Simacem on the ESE flank at only 3 km distance from the crater. 

Whether this apparent increase in activity caused by and actual increase in magma and or gas output, or simply a process of releasing accumulated pressure and instabilities on the already emplaced lava lobes on the steep flanks of the volcano is unclear. 

For the local population, this means the long-lasting (more than 2 years now) crisis has no end in sight: the exclusion zone of 4-5 km radius around the volcano (depending on which sector) remains in place. More than 9500 people evacuated from villages in this risk area continue to live in a total of 9 now semi-permanent shelters.

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/sinabung/news/56582/Sinabung-volcano-Sumatra-Indonesia-increasingly-frequent-explosions-pyroclastic-flows.html